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Tim Legler Breaks Down Magic's Win Over Raptors
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Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN Tim Legler Breaks Down Magic’s Win Over Raptors
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It’s the NBA recipe for spine-tingling memories: the Raptors put the ball in the hands of their best player in their season’s biggest moment. Chris Bosh let fly a 19-footer with 1.9 ticks left in Game 2. And so much would be different this morning in Raptorland if Bosh produced the swish instead of the front-rimmed miss. The faithful can hope for a consolation win or two, but the cold data says that teams down 2-0 in NBA playoff series succumb to elimination something like 94 per cent of the time. The Magic actually won more games on the road than they did at home this year. So if you like those odds, bet away. It’s humourous to hear NBA general managers gripe about ...
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Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds, his second straight 20-20 game, and the Magic beat the Raptors 104-103 in Orlando last night for a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, but...